As a Paris court prepares to rule on Marine Le Pen's appeal on 7 July, her protégé Jordan Bardella has overtaken her in the polls and is positioned to carry France's far right into the 2027 presidential race.
The European Public Prosecutor's Office, headquartered in Luxembourg, carried out searches in four countries in its investigation into some €4.3 million in allegedly irregular spending by the far-right Identity and Democracy group between 2019 and 2024.
Right-wing newcomer Abelardo de la Espriella leads Colombia's presidential runoff by fewer than 250,000 votes. His leftist rival Iván Cepeda has not conceded, contesting the count as Colombia braces for a sharp rightward turn.